| Main Title |
Balance of nature? : ecological issues in the conservation of species and communities / |
| Author |
Pimm, Stuart L.
|
| Publisher |
University of Chicago Press, |
| Place Published |
Chicago : |
| Year Published |
1991 |
| OCLC Number |
23386507 |
| Subject Added Ent |
Biotic communities;
Ecology;
Biological diversity conservation;
Species diversity
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| Holdings |
| Library |
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Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Date Modified |
| EIAM |
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QH541.P558 1991 |
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Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
07/18/2003 |
| EJAM |
|
QH541.P558 1991 |
Biodiversity |
Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
07/04/2003 |
| EKBD |
|
NAS/101 |
|
Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
07/23/1993 |
| EKBM |
|
QH541.P558 1991 |
|
Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
07/23/1993 |
| EKCM |
|
QH541.P558 1991 |
|
NHEERL/GED Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
11/14/1992 |
| EOAM |
|
QH541.P558 1991 |
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Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
02/17/1995 |
| ESAM |
|
QH541.P558 1991 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
01/01/1988 |
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| Collation |
xiii, 434 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-417) and indexes. |
| Contents Notes |
Why "the balance of nature"? -- Resilience -- Temporal variability and the individual species -- The effects of food-web structure -- The variability of the environment -- Nonlinear dynamics, strange attractors, and chaos -- Extinctions -- Species differences and community structure as explanations of why introductions fail -- Patterns in species composition -- Food-web structure and community persistence -- Community assembly : or, why are there so many kinds of communities? -- Small-scale experimental removals of species -- Food webs and resistance -- Changes in total density and species composition -- The consequences of introductions and extinctions -- Multispecies models and their limitations -- Conclusions and caveats. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c1991. |
| BIB Level |
m |
| LCCN |
91003089 |
| ISBN |
0226668290 (alk. paper) 0226668304 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20030717155035 |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02089cam 2200421 a 45020 |
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